Automobile wind-shield.



A. w. TOWLB. AUTOMOBILE WIND SHIELD. APPLIUATIOH FILED OUT. 2, 1908.

' Patented Dec.- 7, 1909.

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AMOS w. TOWLE, or crrrcneo, rnnmors, Assrenon. or ON E-HALF To PETERwnitnnn AND ONE-HALF To PETER WENDEL, TRUSTEE, or CHICAGO, rumors..

- AUTOMOBILE WINDY-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 2, 1908.Serial No. 455,855.

Patented Dec. 7, mos.

Be it known that I, AMos TOWLE, a citizen of the United States,residing, at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Wind-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates .toian -im-- proved wind shield.especially adapted for usezu on automobiles and vehicles gener ally, orthe purpose ,of shielding the doom pants from wind, rain and snow, whentravelmg.

It is the essential object to provide a d e-j vice that will be comaratively easyto manipulate and extreme y simple; in construction, noneof its parts rejecting above the shield when in lowere position.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationof parts hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of this improved vehiclewind shield, in raised position; Fig. 2 a similar view,.the upper adustable. 'section thereof being in lowered locked position; and Fig. 3 arear elevation, showing the position and arran ement of the respectivearts of the devlce as attached to the opposite sides of the wind.

shield frame.

This improved vehicle wind shield coms prises an upper movable sectionA:and a ower fixed section 5 the bodies of which are usually made of glassincased within suitable frames 6, the same being positioned transverselyacross the front of the'body of the vehicle frame.

Although but one side or edge of the vehicle wind shield is illustrated,it is to be understood that there is a corresponding.

arrangement of side thereof.

Secured u on the side frames-of the wind shield 6, and upongthe u permovable section 4 thereof, is a plate 'i having its fin er 8 extendingslitghtly beyond the outer e ge or receiving the u per end of a movablerod or bar 9, whic has its lower end positioned upon a similar finger10, which is formed integrally with a bracket or brace 11 oftheusualformation, secured u on the outer side of thevehicle wind shie d, andhaving anJupturned edge parts on the opposite inner adjustablesectionand the toothe edge 13 at the lower end of the supportin bar 14, asindicated in Fig.1. A stay r0 15is connected with the bracket 11 at itsu perend; and its lower end is secured-to 't e vehicle body, as usual.

Upon the inner side of the frame, and secured to its upper movablesection 4, is a receiving an adjustable thumb screw 17, which has itsthreaded shank in engagement with an aperture 17 in the body of thebracket 11,- as indicated in Fig. 1. A similar plate'16 having anenlarged lower'end for metallic plate 18 is secured to the frame of thewind shield upon the lower fixed'section 5 adjacent to the plate 16.Upon the frame, belowvthe metallic plate 18, is a threaded socket member19 for receiving and engaging the shank of the adjustable thumbscrew'17, when the upper adjustable section is in its lowermostposition, as indicated in Fig. 2; and a retainer 20, having a transverseopening 21, corresponding to the sha e of the toothed edge 13 of thesupporting bar 14, is adapted to receive and lock the upper adjustablesection 4, in theposition shown in Fig. 2, when the adjustable thumbscrew 17 engage? the aperture 18. and the socket mem- In use,this'device is normally in" the raised position-shown in Fig. 1, butwhen it is desired, for any reason, to lower the same, the

thumb screws 17 are first released on both sidesof the frame, afterwhich the upper section is moved backward a distance sufficient to belowered to the position indicated in Fi 2, whereupon, the upper sectionis secure y locked to the fixed lower section when the thumb screws 17are in engagement with the socket members 19. This construction enablesthe shield to be fixed in desired positionwith a minimum of labor, allunnecessary brass finishings being eliminated, so that,'when the upperadjustable section is lowered, no part of the shield wilrprojectappreciably above the lower fixed section thereof.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

A vehiclewind shield comprising an upper a lower fixed section, albraoesecured to the outer side of the lower fixed section and having atoothed edge for receivinga toothed brace on the upper ad to engageapertures formed in the brace shield in lowered position the toothedbraces justable section, rods pivotallyfconneoted to engaging toothedretainers on the lower seethedbraze andbilao th}el upger adjustablesecltioon, tion, substantially as described. an a justa e t um screwscarriec plates on the upper movable section, adapted AMOS '1 OWVLE'Witnessesz PETER 'WENDEL, CHARLES B. McCoy, WVALKER BANNING.

when in raisedposition, and for engaging sockets on the lower sectionfor locking the

